Show WHO MB MIL ADAMS IS A correspondent of tho the bait lake Il ernid writing over tho the si of E I 1 L prints the folla ery very peculiar letter in in ye yesterday steria mornings issue ot of that paper ie Is it possible that E E can have any selfish interest in attacking a gentleman of mr D C adams high reputation and suave demeanor in a late issue of the belto butte inter afountain referring to the remarks ot of D C adams ad uns as published in th ill tribune to the effect that the alice folks were merely playing a bluff iu in threatening to close down their anes and mills at butte unless the union pacific afforded a them some relief in the way of a reduction in m the salt rate sayi the inter M dain ie is in in egypt tian darkness aa as to the tile identity of D 0 adams but vie we think it may be safely stated that he lie is ie a fool of tile th natural born variety if it an anybody thinks that the only reason for keeping I 1 I 1 tho the alice going tor for the past three years was a desire to tide over the hard times in the summit valley district ho ha ie is ly mistaken for two reasons first because there has been no sign of hard times and secondly because the alice company is is not purely a organization As to the statement of what the union national bank folks Walker Brothers believe with refer ence to the butte banks calling in in their loans on the quiet minding winding up their affairs and shutting down until better tunes ti tries I 1 we me desire to enter a strong demurrer if the alice closes it will be a public misfortune m which ilich the railroad rail rood people should not precipitate upon the community but it will not necessarily ruin the town it ill becomes become D C adams whoever lie may be or anybody else or any institution in in salt lake to predict ruin ruin and disaster to this great district be cause one concern threatens to go out of business the people of butte all deplore the situation of the tile alice and all condemn the rapacity and meanness of the railroad company in in refusing to reduce the salt rate and all realize the ill effects which the suspension of operations wilL bave on the business of the district and particularly do they realize that butte will mill receive a black e eve ye tho the moment the alice stamps stampa cease dropping an As the butto people seem to never have had the pleasure of mr adams acquaintance I 1 take pleasure this morning in in introducing him ash mr adam is is a bosom friend of peter piper riper shelby mr adams is is the of several pastern eastern houses mr I 1 adams liaa has interests in in the adams kiesel bait salt works at syra sv ra cua cuse mr ur ananij is also the gentleman or at least ono one of them who conceived ed ho the brilliant idea ot of spen ling 10 presumably U 1 P money in in the construction of bf the oden ogden A syracuse S macuse It ailway i a distance of nine miles to the salt beds owned by mr adams ad ims it was on tins this account that mr shelby when offered salt on board broad gnage cirs cars at lako shore at 1 50 per ton made tins this reply 11 1 I could not buy your salt if you ou were to offer it to me at but who aft afterwards erwardi paid 3 per ton to the adams kiesel salt corn company pan y for an article that was wag if anything in forier 1 I from rom all of which our butte friends in in distress may readily see that mr ir adams has least considerable had influence and is not quite such an obscure individual as they appear to think |